Overview
- CDU/CSU parliamentary leader Jens Spahn said the current Heizungsgesetz will be abolished and declared that the 65% renewable requirement for new systems in existing buildings "must go."
- Coalition leaders set a process to present guiding principles by end of January 2026 and to approve a renamed, "Gebäudemodernisierungsgesetz" by late February, pitched as more technology‑open, flexible and simple.
- Senior SPD figures, including Verena Hubertz and Carsten Schneider, insist the 65% threshold remain in place, underscoring a core dispute within the governing partners.
- Consumer advocates and energy industry groups warn the delay heightens uncertainty; the Verbraucherzentrale argues the 65% rule protects buyers from future cost risks, while firms call for reliable heat‑pump subsidies and caution that "technology openness" must not prolong fossil systems.
- Legal analyses cited by Süddeutsche Zeitung say fully dropping renewable requirements could conflict with EU directives, suggesting only a reduced target may be feasible under European and constitutional constraints.